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The Reported Earthquakes in the Channel Islands and South Devon on April 24
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The Reported Earthquakes in the Channel Islands and South Devon on April 24

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IN a recent letter to NATURE, the Hon. Rollo Russell refers to some supposed earthquakes felt along the coasts of the English Channel on April 24. As accounts of them have also appeared in several London and provincial papers, it may be worth while to state briefly the results of my inquiries.

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DAVISON, C. The Reported Earthquakes in the Channel Islands and South Devon on April 24. Nature 64, 126 (1901). https://doi.org/10.1038/064126d0

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